Chapter 3
Intergroup Contact and Ethnic/Racial Identity Development
Sheena Mirpuri,
Tiffany Yip,
Sheena Mirpuri
Search for more papers by this authorTiffany Yip
Search for more papers by this authorSheena Mirpuri,
Tiffany Yip,
Sheena Mirpuri
Search for more papers by this authorTiffany Yip
Search for more papers by this authorBook Editor(s):Adam Rutland,
Drew Nesdale,
Christia Spears Brown,
Adam Rutland
Search for more papers by this authorDrew Nesdale
Search for more papers by this authorChristia Spears Brown
Search for more papers by this authorSummary
This chapter considers the role of intergroup contact on ethnic/racial identity (ERI) content and development among youth. The chapter reviews the original formulation of the contact hypothesis along with recent revisions and reconceptualizations. The literature on the influence of intergroup contact on ERI falls into three broad groups. The first group of studies focuses on positive interactions between in-group individuals, such as friendships. The second group of studies simply explores how the extent of contact is related to ERI outcomes. The final group of studies focuses on more negative interactions, such as discrimination and prejudice, and their implications for ERI outcomes. The current literature often operationalizes positive social contact as outgroup friendships. While research on how friendships are related to ERI development is still accumulating, existing research suggests that positive intergroup contact may be less influential for the development of attitudes and feelings about one's own ERI.
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